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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2016/2017

(3) Team Work Skills
ACADEMIC MATTERS (4) Life-long Learning and Information
Management
(5) Entrepreneurial Skills
(6) Professional Ethics and Moral
(7) Leadership Skills
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Each element is further categorised into 2
Students should refer to the University of groups :
Malaya (First Degree Studies) Rules &
Regulations 2017 in relation to the  Must Have Soft Skills (Kemahiran
registration, the structure of the program of Insaniah Mesti –KIM) :
study and examination requirements. KIM refer to skills that every student of
the Higher Learning Institution must
GUIDELINES FOR COURSE SELECTION possess. If these skills are missing, a
student is considered to be incompetent
A student is strongly encouraged to discuss in the related elements
with his/her Panel Academic Advisor
Coordinator on program of study to plan the  Good To Have Additional Soft Skills
course selection. Generally: (Kemahiran Insaniah Tambahan – KIT) :
KIT is considered as generic skills that
(i) A student should fulfill the minimum total
credits required for the purpose of provide students added value. If students
graduation, both for the Bachelor of possess these skills along with KIM, they
Science. can be considered to possess excellent
competency in the related elements

(ii) A student must observe the requirement of
pre-requisites courses before registering  Communication Skill
for new courses at ’higher level’. This is Communication skills involve effective
important as some courses in Level 2 communication in Malay and English that
and/or Level 3 requires at least a pass for are categorised into 8 level:
pre-requisite courses.
Level Skills Explanation
(iii) Faculty Elective Courses (7-10
creditsdepending to the programme) : CS 1 KIM The ability to present
 Courses from outside the ideas clearly,
Institute/Department of the respective effectively and
program of study within the Faculty of confidently, in both
Science
 Courses must be taken from the list of oral and written forms
Faculty Elective Courses offered by
Institute/Department CS 2 KIM The ability to practice
Any courses that is not listed in the Faculty active listening skills
Elective Courses will not be counted for and provide feedback
graduation
CS 3 KIM The ability to present
(iv)A student should refer to the planning of clearly with confidence
courses of their chosen program of study. and appropriate to the
However, it is subjected to changes from
time to time. level of the listener

CS 4 The ability to use
technology in
STUDYING SYSTEM IN FACULTY OF
SCIENCE presentations

As per the requirement of the Ministry of CS 5 The ability to negotiate
Higher Education (MOHE) and Malaysian and reach an
Qualifications Agency (MQA), MOHE has agreement
outlined seven soft skills elements that CS 6 The ability to
graduates should possess. The seven communicate with
elements are: others from different
cultures
(1) Communication Skills
(2) Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Skills
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